Ventilator and deflector for car windows, doors, and the like.



' J. Wi'KURFEES. VENTILATOR AND DEFLECTOR m can wmnows, 0003s, AND THE LIKE.

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Patented Mar. 28,1916.

ll'hll lD PA. El Ti JOHN WESLEY KURFEES, OF GERMAN'ION, NORTH CAROLINA.

VENTILATOR AND DEFLEC'IOR FOB CAB WINDOWS, DOORS, AND THE LIKE.

Application filed. November 10, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Jonx W. Knnrnus, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Germanton, in the county of Stokes and, State of North Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ventilators and Deflectors for Car VVindows, Doors, and the like. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in ventilators and deflectors for car windows and doors whereby the interior of the car may be ventilated and cinders, dust and other foreign matter deflected and prevented from entering the car by way of the Window opening while the car is in motion.

In carrying out the present invention, it

'is my purpose to improve and simplify the general Construction of ventilators and deflectors of the class described and to provide a device which may be swung from one position to another according to the direction of travel of. the car and held in the adjusted position securely and effectively so as to deflect the cinders, dirt and other foreign matter and enable the interior of the car to be thoroughly ventilated.

It is also my purpose to provide a device of the type set forth which will be held in adjusted position under the action of gravity and which may be readily and conveniently swung from one position to the other so that the device may be rendered serviceable when the car is traveling in either direction.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination'and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling Within the scope of the claim. 1

In the accompanying drawing; Figure .1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a car body having a window opening therein and equipped with a deflector constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the deflector removed from the car. Fig.

4 is a similar view of the segment for holding the deflector in adjusted position.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, 1 designates the side Wall of a car body, such wall havinga Window opening 2 formed therein. Suitably secured to the outer side of the wall 1 immediately in front of the window opening 2 are vertically alining Specification of Letters Patent.

talented Mar. 25%, lll iltl.

Serial No. 871,565.

bearing brackets 3 spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the heightof the win (low and journaled within the bearings 3 is a vertical shaft -11 capable of vertical and rotatable movements within the bearings. Fixed to the shaft 4 between the bearings and of a height equal to the similar dimension of the window opening is a deflector plate 5, and 'formed on the lower hearing brackets 3 is a horizontally disposed segmental flange 6 disposed concentrically of the shaft 4 and having the upper edge thereof formed with notches 7 appropriately spaced apart and adapted to receive the lower edge of the deflector toliold the latter in adjusted 'iosition succeeding the movements thereof. The up per edge of the flange 6 between the adjacent notches 7 inclines downwardly toward the respective notches from a point centrally of the distance be-' tween the notches so that the lower edge of the deflector plate willgra'v'itate into one or the other of the notches after such plate has moved over the upper edge of the segmental flange past the center of the distance between the notches, While the ends of the flange 6 are outturned and lie in planes substantially parallel with the side wall of the car and are spaced apart from the side of the car clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

in practice, to adjust the deflector plate the latter is elevated to disei'igage the lower edge thereof from the adjacent notch 7 and in the upward movement of the deflector plate similar motion is imparted to the shaft 4. After the deflector plate has been disengaged from the notch 7 in the segmental l'lange G, such plate is swung over the upper edge of the bar-toward the other notch and as the lower edge of the deflector plate passes a point centrally of the distance between the notches. such edge of the deflector slides down the inclined edge portion of the segmental flange under the action of gravityand drops into the adjacent notch 7. Thus, the deflector plate is locked in adlower edge thereof engages behind the adjacent end of the segmental bar between such end of the barand the side of the car. Thus, the deflector plate is securely held in an out of the way position. W It will be noted that the deflector plate may be swung in deflector plate as mounted on a shaft, it is conceivable that the deflector plate'may be formed with axially aijn'ing trunnions or pintlcs in lieu of the shaft. It will be observed that the spaces between the outturned ends of the flange 6 and the side wall of the car are of greater depth thanthe notches 7 so that when the deflector plate is disposed in an out-of the wayposition, the

' lower-i bracket will act to support the defiector plate and-'i'elieve'the bearings of the plate "otthe weight of the latter.

F rom the foregoing description taken in connection'ivith the accompanying draw ing, the construction, mode of operation ,and

mannerof emplo ing my improved deflector plate will be rea ily apparent. It Wlll be seen; that I-have provided a deflectorpl'ate whereby cinders and the like may be prevented from entering the car through the window opening and whereby the interior of the car may be thoroughly and efiiciently ventilated, while the deflector may be swung at any desired angle relatively to the side wall of the car and maintained at such angle.

I claim:

The combination with a car body having a window opening therein, of vertically ilining bearing brackets secured to the car body at one side of the window opening and disposed adjacent to the top and bottom of said opening respectively, a deflector plate arranged at one ide of the window opening and having the upper and lower ends thereof provided with trunnions journaled in said bearing brackets respectively, a segmental flange formed on the lower bearing bracket and having the upper edge thereof formed with notches adapted to receive the lower edge of the deflector to hold the latter in adjusted position and having the ends thereof outturned and spaced apart from the adjacent side of the ear and lying parallel with the side of the'car and adapted to receive the lower end edge of the deflector to'hold the latter against the side wall of the .car iii an out of the way position, the edge of said flange between the adjacent notches being'inclined downwardly toward the respective notches froma point centrally of the distance betwee rrthe notches to guide the deflector into the notches and facilitating the seating thereof Within the notches, the spaces between the outturned ends of said flange being of greater depth than said notchesto support the deflector plate when the latter is in an out of the way position and relieve the bearings of the deflector plate of the weight of the plate. 3

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN WESLEY KURFEES. Witnesses:

WATSON JOYCE, T. ,C, GREVAN. 

